By Zayida Baker Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Rep. Steve Southerland, R-Fla., occupy opposite sides of the congressional battle over the Federal Aviation Administration. Another FAA shutdown is possible if House and Senate cannot agree by September 16. Nelson sits on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and its Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety,…

By Zayida Baker Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., voted on Tuesday, August 2, for the debt compromise put forward by President Obama and congressional leaders. It was enacted Tuesday afternoon. The Budget Control Act raises the debt ceiling in two stages by up to $2.4 trillion total, which should fund government through the 2012 elections. It…

By Zayida Baker Democrats chose Bill Nelson to lead the resurrected Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility. His commitment to the issue is questionable. Sen. Bill Nelson oversees one of government’s most basic duties as chairman of the Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility, housed in the Senate Finance Committee. The Finance Committee oversees all taxes, revenue and entitlements….

By Zayida Baker Bill Nelson has battled Big Oil, Wall Street, and insurance companies in Florida’s name for decades, but he does not represent tea party constituents. Bill Nelson is not new to politics. The 68-year-old Florida native won his first elected post in 1972 to the Florida House of Representatives. He enacted America’s first…